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Financial incentives for Iran, inspections of its nuclear facilities, control of the strait and Israel’s parallel war in Lebanon have all been disputed.

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Trump, Republican senator engage in shouting match over Iran war

The proposed peace deal has provoked scepticism in the Middle East

A Lebanese official and two foreign officials working in Lebanon say the Iran-US deal reached on Jun 17, 2026, has left the Lebanese state in its weakest position yet.

New Lebanon-Israel talks to begin, in shadow of US-Iran deal

The US-Iran deal on Jun 17 stipulated an end to fighting across all fronts, including Lebanon

US Vice-President JD Vance (centre) and White House envoy Jared Kushner (left) at the US-Iran talks in the Buergenstock resort in Switzerland on Jun 21.

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Fresh Trump threat angers Teheran, as US-Iran peace talks open in Switzerland

The Iranian delegation halted talks over Trump’s latest threat and refused to return, reported Iranian media

Though shippers say it will still take time for transit across the strait to reach pre-war levels, there were immediate signs of an impact.

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First tankers cross strait after Iran deal; Israeli strikes stir doubt in Lebanon

Israel’s attacks in Lebanon remain a sticking point

Trump says that Israel has been fighting Hizbollah, the Iran-aligned Lebanese militia, for “too long”.

Trump criticises Israel’s tactics in Lebanon, says it is killing civilians

The US president complaint comes at a moment of rising tensions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Trump said US Vice-President JD Vance could sign the deal for the United States.

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Trump says Iran war deal close as Strait of Hormuz tensions linger

Trump says he understands that Iran’s supreme leader has approved the deal

USS Michael Murphy launches missiles from an unknown location, as the US struck multiple targets overnight in Iran on Jun 10.

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US, Iran trade attacks for a second day, undermining shaky ceasefire; Teheran says it closed Hormuz

Strikes were complete about four hours after they began, soon after midnight in Teheran, says the US

Iran’s state media cited a military source as saying that no offensive air military operations had been conducted in the Strait of Hormuz in the previous 24 hours.

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US launches new strikes on Iran after helicopter downed

Oil prices climb about 1% in early Asian trade on Jun 10 following the escalation in hostilities

Smoke from an explosion in the sky in Jerusalem on June 8 after Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepted an Iranian missile.

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Iran and Israel trade missile attacks, straining peace talks

The strikes risk leading to further escalation across the region

The threatened redirection of Iranian assets could create a new irritant to a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran.

US eyes Iranian assets for Gulf allies’ reconstruction, source says

An Iranian official said a peace deal hinged on the release of US$24 billion in Iranian assets frozen by the US

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